LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

interstitiō

interstitiō f (genitive interstitiōnis)

Meaning

  1. pause, respite, interval
  2. difference, distinction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinterstitiōinterstitiōnēs
genitiveinterstitiōnisinterstitiōnum
dativeinterstitiōnīinterstitiōnibus
accusativeinterstitiōneminterstitiōnēs
ablativeinterstitiōneinterstitiōnibus
vocativeinterstitiōinterstitiōnēs

interstĭtĭo, ōnis, f. intersisto.
I. A pause, respite, interval, Gell. praef. init.; id. 20, 1, 43.—
II. A difference, distinction: interstitio fieri quae poterit singulorum, cum, qui Juppiter fuerat, idem possit existimari Mars esse? Arn. 6, 198.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin interstitiō From interstō (“to stand between”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does interstitiō mean in Latin?
interstitiō, a noun, means “pause, respite, interval; difference, distinction”.
What is the genitive of interstitiō?
The genitive singular is interstitiōnis. interstitiō is feminine, third declension.